Hinge



April 27, 1937. SEGAR HINGE I Filed A ril 2'5. 193s 15 8 5 agar-INYENTOR A'h'oRNeYs HINGE Lee Segar, Troy, Pa.

Application April 23,

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a hinge and more especially to a concealed. orhidden rack hinge. The primary the invention is the provision of a hingeof this character, wherein beveled side wall or edge 8, the slot withthe slot 1 and the slot 1 is of greater W1 housing'or casing 5 is a witha toothed sector gear therein a removable guide which extends into theslots pin or follower 6 being aligned 'dth the closed side of themeshing 6 and l for cooperation therewith, the pin or member H beingmade 1935, Serial No. 17,886

fast with the gear H) through the medium of a fastener 12. 'The pin ormember H is formed with a downwardly tapered head it at its upper endfor traction upon the beveled edge 8 of the 5 through arack and gear thestationary and movslot l while the opposite lower end of this pin 5 ableparts cooperate so that the movable part or member H has the taperedterminal 14 cocarrying the door, window, blind or other swingoperatingwith the beveled edge of the slot 6 ing part will be caused to movesmoothly and lhe sector gear ii! 15 formed with a hanger the weight ofsuch moving part will be directed arm I? having an attaching plate itfor fasten onto a guide and such swinging part will be preers H tosecure it to the door A at the hinge 10 vented from sagging and the rackand gear of side thereof, the plate it being ccunterseated in the hingewill have close and uniform fit for a the edge of the door confrontingthe same. Thus smooth and easy operation of the hinge. it will be seenfrom Figures 1 and 2 of the draw- Another object of the invention is theproing that'the door is free to swing horizontally l5 vision of a hingeof this character, which is simple for the opening and closing thereof.in construction, thoroughly reliable and eificient Within a cut awayportion or clearance 18 in operation, concealed or hidden from view,provided in the sector gear ll! is the eye terminal strong, durable, andinexpensive to manufacture. it of a rod 20, the eye terminal beingloosely With these and other objects in view, the inengaged about thepin or member ll. Ihe rod 20 vention consists in the features ofconstruction, it is extended through a guide opening 2| in the 20combination and arrangement of parts as will end wall of the housing orcasing 5 and has fitted be hereinafter more fully described, illustratedtherewith a coiled expansion spring 22 seated in the accompanyingdrawing, which discloses the against said wall and against a head 23fixed to preferred embodiment of the invention and pointthe rod 213 atthe end remote from the eye ter- 25 ed out in the claim hereuntoappended. minal it. This spring exerts a tension on the 25 In theaccompanying drawing: member I i and tends to swing the door to closedFigure l is a fragmentary horizontal sectional position as well as toretain the said door in view through a door and casement showing thesuch closed position. hinge constructed in accordance with the inven- Itshould be apparent from Figures 3 and 4 of tion applied, the door beingin closed position. the drawing that the weight of the door will 30Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing be transferred upon thepin or member ll which the door open. has a seating against the edges 8of the slots Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of (i and land the tapered head 53 maintains con- Figure l. stant contact with thebeveled edge 8 of the Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line ll slot 1while the terminal M has constant contact 35 of Figure l. with the edge8 of the slot 6 so that the gear In Similar reference charactersindicate correis at all times held in positive meshing engagespondingparts throughout the several views in ment with the rack 53 for thesmooth action of the the drawing. hinge in the swinging oi the door A.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A desig- This guide pin or member Hfun tions in the 40 nates generally a portion of a swinging dooroperation of the hinge as a thrust or guide and B the easement orframing for the door, these medium. being of conventional kind and haveapplied What is claimed is: thereto the hinge constituting the presentin- A hinge of the character described, comprising vention andhereinafter fully described. a stationary member having a recess, amovable The hinge comprises a housing or casing 5 open membe1 fittingsaid recess and concealed by said at one side and one end while in thebottom stationary member, a toothed rack formed on and top of thishousing or casing are elongated one wall of the recess, a segmental gearformed guide slots 6 and 1, respectively, each having a at one side ofthe movable member and meshing with the toothed rack, a guide pin fixedin the segmental gear and tracking the stationary member above and belowthe said movable member, the said stationary member having beveledelongated slots above and below the movable member, and beveled ends onthe pin corresponding to the beveled slots and engaged in the latter.

LEE SEGAR.

